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The Wales national football team (Welsh: Tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales. They have been a member of FIFA since 1946 and a member of UEFA since 1954.
The Wales national side had reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Championships but suffered a controversial defeat to Yugoslavia and failed to reach the finals. [a] [2] The team's competitiveness had raised optimism amongst supporters ahead of qualifying for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but this was eroded quickly as they suffered a 1–0 defeat against Scotland in their first ...
The history of the Wales national football team spans the period from 1876, when the side played its first international fixture, to the present time. For detail on individual periods of the team's history, see one of the following articles: History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)
These are the words widely used by Welsh English speakers, with little or no Welsh, and are used with original spelling (largely used in Wales but less often by others when referring to Wales): afon river awdl ode bach literally "small", a term of affection cromlech defined at esoteric/specialist terms section above cwm a valley crwth
Wales football team may refer to: Wales national football team. Wales national under-21 football team; Wales national under-20 football team; Wales national under-19 football team; Wales national under-18 football team; Wales national under-17 football team; Wales women's national football team; Wales national semi-professional football team
The Football Association of Wales (FAW; Welsh: Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its corresponding women's team, as well as the Wales national futsal team. It is a member of FIFA, UEFA and the IFAB. [1]
The Football Association of Wales (FAW), was established in 1876 to oversee the Wales national team and govern the sport in Wales, later creating and running the Welsh football league system. [4] Welsh professional club teams traditionally played in the same leagues as their English counterparts, structured into regional divisions.
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